Physical layer repeater with discrete time filter for all-digital detection and delay generation
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1. A repeater for conducting a repeating operation in an environment associated with a wireless network, the repeating operation including receiving a signal associated with a packet and transmitting the packet without modification of one or more of a source address and a destination address contained in the packet, the repeater comprising:
- a digital baseband section including a signal processor and a detector; and
a processor coupled to and capable of controlling the baseband section, the processor configured to;
detect the presence of the signal associated with the packet on one of at least two frequency channels; and
delay the repeating operation using the signal processor,wherein the signal processor includes a digital delay line and a digital filter and wherein the detection and delay are performed in parallel during the repeating operation.
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Abstract
A discrete time bandpass filter element (103) having multiple stages (201, 202, 203, 204, 205) for use in a time division duplex radio protocol communications system including an automatic gain control. Discrete time bandpass filter is used to generate delay and can replace SAW filters in a wireless frequency translating repeater.
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1. A repeater for conducting a repeating operation in an environment associated with a wireless network, the repeating operation including receiving a signal associated with a packet and transmitting the packet without modification of one or more of a source address and a destination address contained in the packet, the repeater comprising:
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a digital baseband section including a signal processor and a detector; and a processor coupled to and capable of controlling the baseband section, the processor configured to; detect the presence of the signal associated with the packet on one of at least two frequency channels; and delay the repeating operation using the signal processor, wherein the signal processor includes a digital delay line and a digital filter and wherein the detection and delay are performed in parallel during the repeating operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A discrete-time digital filter for a repeater repeating a signal associated with a packet in an RF digital communications environment, the discrete-time digital filter comprising:
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a detection unit configured to receive a detection signal; and a delay line configured to delay the repeating of the signal an amount of time sufficient to conduct at least one control function associated with the repeating, wherein the detection unit and the delay line are configured to operate in parallel during the repeating. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A discrete-time filter in a wireless repeater, comprising:
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a digital detector, a digital delay line; and multiple filter stages including a decimating filter, an interpolating filter, and a single-rate filter, wherein the digital detector, the digital delay line, and the multiple filter stages are configured to operate in parallel, and a passband associated with the discrete time filter is translated between a first frequency range and a second frequency range by multiplying a frequency characteristic associated with the decimating filter, the interpolating filter, and the single-rate filter by a periodic signal.
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19. A repeater for conducting a repeating operation in an environment associated with a wireless network, the repeating operation including receiving a signal associated with a packet and transmitting the packet without modification of one or more of a source address and a destination address contained in the packet, the repeater comprising:
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means for detecting the presence of the signal associated with the packet on one of at least two frequency channels; and means for delaying the repeating operation using the signal processor, wherein the signal processor includes a digital delay line and a digital filter and wherein the detection and delaying performed by the means for detecting and the means for delaying, respectively, are performed in parallel during the repeating operation. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A method of operating a repeater to conduct a repeating operation in an environment associated with a wireless network, comprising:
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receiving a signal associated with a packet; detecting the presence of the signal associated with the packet on one of at least two frequency channels; delaying a transmission of the packet; and transmitting, after the delay, the packet without modification of one or more of a source address and a destination address contained in the packet, wherein the detecting step and delaying step are performed in parallel. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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